beckon

1verbIf you beckonto someone, you signal to them to come to you.He beckoned to the waiter...V to nI beckoned her over...V n adv/prepHughes beckoned him to sit down on a sofa.V n to-inf, Also V

2verbIf something beckons, it is so attractive to someone that they feel they must become involved in it.All the attractions of the peninsula beckon...VThe bright lights of Hollywood beckon many.V n, Also V to n

3verbIf something beckonsfor someone, it is very likely to happen to them.The big time beckons for him...V for nOld age beckons.V

a person paid by the state to work in the interests of the nation who considers it to be a ‘right’ to be able abuse his or her authority to ensure personal gain for himself or herself at the expense of the nation…

The practice of restricting the amount of food a person eats (self-imposed starvation seen with anorexia nervosa) in order to consume greater amounts of alcohol or of purging (as seen with bulimia nervosa) to try to reduce caloric intake to offset the calories consumed in alcohol.

[Med.] "Drunkorexic" behaviors most often stem from the fear of weight gain from alcohol.

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